Archive for August 2021

The library invites you to to celebrate Holidays Around the World! Families can get Take and Make Kits to learn about and celebrate the many holidays this time of year!

We will host a program with the Quilt Director from the Kutztown folk Festival who can come and educate patrons about quilt-making, quilts in our area, and appraise any quilts our patrons may want to bring.

This program integrated financial literacy into a fun crafting event. At the program, a local artist led 20 participants through the process of creating a mini succulent kokedama (plants in a moss ball) that they could give as a gift or keep for themselves. While the cost of supplies was covered by the library and the event offered free of charge, participants received a breakdown of costs and instructions so they could make another budget-friendly gift in the future, as well as a short overview and worksheets on planning and tracking gift spending for the holidays. The event also included food and beverages, and a pop-up library with personal finance, budgeting, and DIY/crafting books, and was promoted mainly by the library’s social media and word of mouth.